,,,,,*$¤¤# #¤¤$*,,,,,
,,,,,*¤¤¤# #¤¤¤*,,,,,
,,,,~~~$&# #&$~~~,,,,
,,,,,,~$&& &&$~,,,,,,
,,~*$¤&### ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### ~~**~~ ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,,~**¤& ,,, SLEEP ,,, &¤**~,,,,,
,,~*$¤&### ,,~~,, ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,,~*¤¤# #¤¤*~,,,,,
,,~*$¤&### SLEEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### DAY. SLEEP IS SAYING GOODBYE FOR A ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,,~$&&# WHILE. IF YOU CAN DREAM, YOU ALSO GET #&&$~,,,,,
,,~*$¤&### TO VISIT FRIENDS AND OTHER ANIMALS. ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤#### ####¤$*~,,
,,,,,~~$&# ,,,,,, #&$~~,,,,,
,,,,,~~$¤& &¤$~~,,,,,
,,~*$¤¤¤¤# DEEPER THAN DEATH IS TO BE ALIVE AND #¤¤¤¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&&&# ASLEEP. IT IS DEATH IF IT WAS TEMPORARY #&&&¤$*~,,
,,~***¤¤&# AND REJUVENATING. #&¤¤***~,,
,,,~~~$&&# #&&$~~~,,,
,,~*$¤&### ,,,,,, ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,,~*$$& SLEEP IS A BLACK MARBLE OUTSIDE OF &$$*~,,,,,
,,,,,,,~$& WHICH THERE IS NOTHING. INSIDE IS ALL &$~,,,,,,,
,,~*$¤&### THE STARS AND IN THE MIDDLE A ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&&&& BLACK LAKE. AT THE FOOT OF THIS LAKE &&&&¤$*~,,
,,,,,,~*¤# STANDS AN OLD FRIEND. #¤*~,,,,,,
,,~*$¤&### ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&&## ,,,,,, ##&&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,,,**¤# WHEN YOU SLEEP ALL SOUND IS INTERNAL. #¤**,,,,,,
,,,,,~*$$& WHEN YOU SLEEP YOUR BRAIN SHRINKS. &$$*~,,,,,
,,,,~*$$&# #&$$*~,,,,
,,~*$¤&### ,,,,,, ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,,,~$&# IF YOU WISH TO MEASURE SLEEP, USE THESE #&$~,,,,,,
,,~*$¤&### FOUR QUANTIFIERS:: GRIP, DEEPNESS, ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,,*¤&## OTHERWORLDINESS AND REVITALIZATION. ##&¤*,,,,,
,,~*$¤&&&& &&&&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### GRIP GOES FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO LET GO ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### ALL DAY (LEFT) TO NOT CARING TO ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### REMEMBER (RIGHT). ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### DEEPNESS GOES FROM BEING SEVERAL ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$&#### HUNDRED METERS DOWN (LEFT) TO BARELY ####&$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### TOUCHING THE SURFACE (RIGHT). ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,,,,~$& OTHERWORLDLINESS GOES FROM A SINGLE &$~,,,,,,,
,,~*$¤&### COHERENT DREAMSCAPE (LEFT), VIA NORMAL ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,,,*$¤& DREAM AMOUNTS (MIDDLE) TO NO DREAMS &¤$*,,,,,,
,,~*$¤#### (RIGHT). ####¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$$$&## REVITALIZATION GOES FROM A FEELING OF ##&$$$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### NOT HAVING SLEPT AT ALL (LEFT) TO BEING ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,***¤## FULL OF ENERGY AND MAYBE OPTIMISM ##¤***,,,,
,,,,,~$$¤# (RIGHT). #¤$$~,,,,,
,,,,,,~~$& &$~~,,,,,,
,,~*$¤&### ,, ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤¤&&& &&&¤¤$*~,,
,,,,,*$&&& HIGH OTHERWORLDLINESS AND HIGH GRIP IS &&&$*,,,,,
,,~*$¤&### A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE COMBO. ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### ~~**~~ ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### ,,, SEE ALSO ,,, ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&&&# ,,~~,, #&&&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤¤&&& &&&¤¤$*~,,
,,,,**$$&& SLEEP DEITIES &&$$**,,,,
,,,~*$¤¤&# THE BLACKBIRD #&¤¤$*~,,,
,,~*$¤&### SOLIPSISM ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,,,,~$& &$~,,,,,,,
,,,,,**¤## ~~**~~ ##¤**,,,,,
,,~*$¤&&&& ,,, FURTHERMORE ,,, &&&&¤$*~,,
,,,,,,*¤&# ,,~~,, #&¤*,,,,,,
,,~*$¤&### ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,,~$¤¤# THIS IS STILL A PLACE: HERE, IN THE #¤¤$~,,,,,
,,,,,**$¤# SILENCE, DARKNESS AND NIGHT - AND #¤$**,,,,,
,,~*$¤&### LONELINESS, HOLDING A KIND OF DILUTION ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,,,*$$& OF REALITY, AND SUDDENLY IT'S NOT &$$*,,,,,,
,,~*$¤&### IMPORTANT THAT I LIE IN MY BED, THE ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤¤&&# LACK OF PRESENCE BRINGS THE NOTION #&&¤¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&&## THAT, IF I DO NOT CHOOSE SLEEP, I ##&&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### CHOOSE PAST, FUTURE, SOMETHING WITH ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### MORE SUBSTANCE THAN THE OBJECTS I ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,~*$$&# SURROUND MYSELF WITH. #&$$*~,,,,
,,,,***$&# #&$***,,,,
,,~*$¤&### ###&¤$*~,,
,,~****$¤& &¤$****~,,
,,~*$¤&### ###&¤$*~,,
,,~*$¤&### ###&¤$*~,,
,,,,,*¤&&# #&&¤*,,,,,